Folding bed



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J. S. YOUNG.

FOLDING BED Filed Sept.

"Jul 12, 1927.

Mv M me a K ATTORNEY j :"UNITEID[STATES Patented July 12, 1927.

P TEN ro-Fries Joints. frowns, 01? SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR or onn-ronnirn TO MAUZDE L.

YOUNG AND ONE-HALF 'I'O LANE n. WEBIBER, norm or sAnnIneo, CALIFORNIA.

FOLDING BED.

Application filed September 7, 1922. Serial No. 586,688.

My invention relates tobeds more particularly to folding closet beds and the objects of my invention are: first, to provide a bed of this class which can be easily foldednp, positioned on its. end and moved into a closet, against the wall or thelike; second, to pro vide 'a bed of this class which can be easily shifted to "an upright position and retained V in said position by its own weight; third, to provide a bed of this'class in which the rail at the foot end of the bed can be folder down againstthemattress to hold the mattress in position on the springs while in an uprightposition; fourtln'to provide a bed of this class in which thejlegs at the foot end of the bed canbe folded up as the bed is shifted into an upright out of the way position; fifth, "to provide an attachment for beds which can be applied to most beds now-in use forgpositioning the same in an upright position so they can be easily moved about and concealed in a closet or easily moved from one room to another; sixth, to provide anovelly constructed bed structure of this class and seventh, to provide a bed of this class which is very simpleand economical. of construction, durable, efficient and which will not readily deteriorate or get out of order. V

lVith these and other objects in view as will appear hereinafter my invention consists of certain novelfeatures of constructiom'combination and arrangement of parts andportions as will'be hereinafter'describet in detail and particularly set forth in the appended claim reference being had to the arompanying drawings and to the characters of reference thereon which form apart of this ap-plication'in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of my bed structure with the mattress partially broken. away tofacilitate the illustration;-Fig. Qis a side elevational view thereof showing by dotted lines the rail at the foot endofthe bed folded downwardly against the mattress and clamped in position, andalso showing by dotted lines the bed positioned in an upright position with the rail and legs at the foot end folded downwardly; Fig. 3 is a fragmentary end elevational view taken from the foot end of the bedshowing the railbent downwardly and Fig. 4 is a plan View of a slightly modified form of construction of my bed showing the rail and legs at the head end wider than that of the conventional bed, as

'members 4 which journal members cured to and spaced from the bracket memshown in Fig. l and showing; slightly modifiedmeans for supporting the bed spring.

Like characters of reference refer to similar partsand portions throughout the several views of the drawings.

The head end support 1, bracket members '2, legs '3, journal members a tie members 5,

foot end supporting members 6, legs 7, pins 8,. latch members 9, retaining members 10,

pins 11, foot end rail 12,"spring supporting railsli), pivot bolts 14-, bed spring 15, bolts 1G, ma ttres s 1'7, hoolrs18, springs 19 and the weights 20 constitute the principal parts and portions of my bed structure inits preferred form. V

The head end support 1 of thebed structure is of the conventional type and is provided at each leg portion with an outwardly extending bracket member 2 to take the place of the slotted member in the head end mem-, ber of the conventional bed. Positioned in front of and slightly offset from the leg poi; tions of the'head end support 1 are the legs 3 provided at their upper ends with journal ber2 by tie members 5. The foot end sup port consists of foot end supporting members 6, tied together laterally by a tie member 6. Said supporting members 6 are provided with downwardly extending lug portions 6 to which are hinged the legs 7 by the pins 8 which extend through said members. Resilient latch members 9 are secured to the legs 7 which tend to keep the legs? from collapsing when the bed lowered and also tend to keep the legs folded up when the bed is in an upright position. Said toot end sup porting members 6 arealsO. Provided. with a centrallongitudinal hole (3 to receive the re 10 which are reclprocally taining members mounted therein. 10 are provided lower end which limit the upward movement oftheretaining members lOby reason of the pins 11, provided inthe supporting members 6, engaging Said retaining members the lower end of the slotted portion of said member. Said retaining members are also provided with slots 10 at their upper portion to receive corresponding lugs 12 provided at the lower portions of thefoot end rail 12 which is pivotally connected to the members 10 by pins l2 extending through the lug of said foot end rail member and the slotted are $6 with slots 1O near their are'adapted to guide and lit] portion of the retaining: members 10. The reciprocal mounting ot the re aining nienihers it) permits the foot end rail 12 to be atall times connected with the foot end supports (3. said members it serving as guides for shifting the foot: end rail to a verti 'al position tor inserting: the lower ends (it th panic into the nien'ibers a. tt aid members it) serve also as a r: ised pivotal mounting and retainin means when Folding: the rail, downwardly againstthe mattress when securing the latter in position on the tranie. The supporting nienil'ers o are also provided with laterally extending lugs ti to receive and support the springsupporting ails l3 which are preferably angle shaped similarly to the conventioinil supporting rails but are pre'l'e ably pernnuientlv secured to the footend supporting; nuinibers ti by bolts 6 The tree ends of said supportiin; rails l-l arc pivotally mounted in the journa members i by pivot bolts l-l. rlaid supporting railsv iii are adapted to receive and support the bed spring;- to. the 'liranie 1- of which spring is preferably permanently secured to the snip iorting rails lit by bolts to. The mattresr-r ii is supported on the spring; in in the conventional manner but ured to said spring by the foot end 1'' 1:2 'Wliieli adapted to fold downwardly over one end ol' the mattress and is secured in said ])0Sli'lt)t1 by hoolts 1S pivotallv mounted on the sup porting' rail 13 and adapted to engage lugs ii on the tent end rail 12. hen the bed is folded up and shifted in a vertical position as shown by dotted lines in llig'. 2 of the tl1'2l\\'l1l ":-1 the bed is held in said position by its own weight and by reason of the position ot its pivotal mounting. However, in order to facilitate the aising ol the bed to its verti-al position i have provided a spring' l9 mounted at one end to the head end of the frame of the spring 15 and at its other end to the legs Z3. which spring l9 also serves to hold the bed in an upright position. To turther assiet in balancing the bed and holding: it in an upright: position i have provided a weight to at the head end of the spring to.

In Figure -l ot the d 'awing's I have shown a rliehtl v modified term of construction n which i: have provided a special head end support 21 which is slightlv wider than the support shown in the preterrnl Form in Fig. l, of the drawings. The tie members 5 in. the modified term of construction are secured in line with the leg portions of the head end support without necessitating the use of an additional ollset b achet. Also in the inodi are eliminated and the spring its directly pin oted on the journal members at as shown in Fig. -l ot' the drawings.

'l h'ougrh l have shown and described a par ticular construction. combination and an rangrenient of parts and portions and a certain niodilication thercolj I do not wish to be limited to this Pillfl lfil'lliil constructioin coinbimrtion and arrangement nor to the niodili-ation but desire to include in the scope of my invention the construetioin conn hination and arrangement :I'ubstantially as set forth in the appended ciaini.

It is obvious that l have provided a bed which may be easily l'olded up positioned on its end and moved into a closet. against the wall or the like; which can be e: silv shilted to an upright position and retained in said position by its own weight; that the rail at; the toot; end of the bed can be folded down against the mattress to hold the same in posi tion on the springs while shifted to an upright position: in which the legs at: the loot end ol' the bed can be folded up and out oi the way: that l have provided an attaclnneut; for beds which can be applied to most beds now in use for shifting the same in an upright poition so that it can be easily moved about from one room to another and concealed in a closet; that l: have provided a novella constructed bed oi this class-3 and that l have provided a bed of this class which is very simple and economical of construction. durable eli'icientand which will not readily detcrh rate or net out ol order.

llavine' thus described my invention what: l claim. as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

In a folding bed, a headcnd supporting member provided with leg portions, other backward leg portions in spaced relation with the lee; portions of said supporting .nicinber and provided with journal portions. a bed spring; supporting i 'anie pirotallv mounted on one end in the journal portion of said legs and cxtendil'igt liacln'ardly only 'l'roni said journal ineinbc' and a bed sprin s rceured to said bed springsupporting lranic and extending 'l'orvarrjlly and bacitwardlr at said journal portions and a spline nicni her with one end secured to the torward end of said spring lianie and its other end nocured to the bachvv'ard leg portions for bid ancing said spring and frame relatively to said head-end supporting nieinlier.

In testimony whereof, l: have hereunto set my hand at San l)iegro, California, this 2nd dav of September 1922.

JOHN YO one.

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